NAUTICAL REQUIREMENTS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 511, 19 May 1909, Page 9

NAUTICAL REQUIREMENTS

/K. 3a 7 c^ster,Mri^ ■:'■:'."'■ Though' Mr.''Willianv Cozens, master'marinerj ;;(.sp6ke' on : ;i"matters/nautical" ,from -a ■ very. : /serious'.'standpoint'in-his.'address in/the Huni;,:oipal '/Concert''.Chamber last/.'evening,— anil' ..;; thereby;.inay have/disappointed, expectations of •<: i ]ightei , ;:entertainnieht, suggested ..by the sailor's ': oharaotei',:he showed himself a'vory ready and •/.'effeo.tiye'speaker.'..' His information' was ■various ;''.;and ; explioit,'.his'description:of',the dangers of sailor's ..calling- ■earnest t.aml. moving, and - ;,;his';safcasra'.V:arid ■ occasional 'humour'. neatly; ...■'audionce. of 'about iseveiity :pebple,land iwas ro--';.:warded.-with- ap'preoiafive':applause. .:•(.',', ; no .chairman, i.;; because I'd".; leadingSoitizen ■■and .a->niember.. of, :'Parlian)ent,;whomihe:had hskod.tolact.fn that ; ; ;;capaeify,'had,^hvuhwilHng:■.■tp':preside' < at ah :;designed:;toVcriticiso-numerous' acts:.of :.i;:the. Government..);. He.further .declared, thathe- >.-.:. was .inot is l ;the .'•repreeentativß.iof/any "-'sootibn j>he ; was representing all those who: wont ;/-.down-:to;-;lhe?sea rinVships. i^Hej-ha'd..been a. 'thirty>. : jrenri<,Viind!':urg«d. .that /j'the,; ; se'af arihg; population •; should 'havo v direct ;■^\»pfesent'a^on■^ : lh^•Parl^am6ht.v: ! ;,Thß'>' I Shippinß , !■,:-andiSeameffls'.'Act'inas:slipshod,'slovenly, and ;. and yat-Vtiiries/obtuse.. and;un- ■'- 'meanirig;.'.; Itlhad'heon:.;thrown.•': together,, by' '-'jrerb! totally, unacquainted .with haut- . "JicaU affairs.: VMr.;. Cozens -criticised . ( the.' Act. in . : ;det4il,':.and : ,';stated;4hat;-;the''shipmaster6 were .•Vmade,;'soapegoats:for';:many of the: defectsfn the vAct/. l !:iNow: : ;Zealaiidv;'':had •Jthe -'severest- ; ier ; gnlations iV:vforift'the':.';.f 'qualification' ; '-' : ;bf:.-.bm-. ■-': coirs h ;; est.stijhdard ; 'of -liny portion of , ::the':,British';';Bmpire: speaker (.condemned ;;:;:an; excessive i.fequirem'eht'li.of ~'.".scientifio,;;'and v:niatheniatioal.v.dtfaihments ; :.Wm-V,the'i masters lamented ..the .of .v. ;the ; .;stuTdy;( rudely •(.praotical. '; ;6fficers=bf:;past;.days^jbefore;the.:riew : : school; of o-'.;soienti.fib'.;menjto --v'|. '•■ $-ft^S^^nbmalies' < 'bf;;thevAbt;^ ';.; -TheJoading:';o{.'.timb'er..boafs' i shbuld';b'e'.super-; . -;Tiw.d.';.by^ ?:' was the'commoh-practice'.of ■vlca'rrying.dry.;, timber, in ithb-hold, and -heavier ;..: wet, timber -.upon .deck. ;f'.There', was,ho; provision ■'.;^in v ;.th6'/A;c'tV:'tb.Tnrav'eht'?!!);aUastV >.to:-the;.'pumps', aud'.ohbkihgvtheiri .on:-a;l.caky; an, ahonialy; that'while every, life-,' ■';Taft>was. requiredvtosbe-provided;with...masts" :; nnd'..'6ails,fthese..were'.not:finiperative in the. : ;','case.',of;,lifebqats;f l.The.: Act'prescribed periodical :;;'bpat : (lrill;;;but;.thiS:;;wa3: c'arriedlioat^.invav'per- :; fnnctory;;way;';.;'':S6metinie^ ■V:;.thani''fjl;lo^e^ ~ and siy.irig; : th'eni:hack;againi' There'i'were/always. A.',hitche3':fn'-:the'":manninff'.bf';boats; : followm^^ f'^wrieokiSi'Cobks,/stewards, -firemen,;;^triniineTsi should %ll,be, ; .train'ed ; ih'.the h'ahd-:;'-;.ling;;;pf:.;these^:eraft:j'i^ ( : ;^:C;4'-'vS;3Mshting-ltho;:s{^ . .y";; The .speaker /did, not .thinkthat it/was;neces-. J/'Bary^.to'place-W light :ori:,.Tefawhiti;iwhich was .;■ only.-:l3"miles';from'• the Brothers''lighty/and rc- ,; cei'ved/the ; first fog:of i the;stra'it;>;-AVhen.there quite' sul-. /;;ficient -guidance/, : .;Th».Brothers'-, light shone, be-' •."yond'Toin's Epck, ; ,whero- tho".Penguin /was Jsup-, :; posed', to/have/bech the/distance'' ■ being 18 miles; the ligjit.would riotbeyeryc; strbng ; ; ;there':ori;a dim : .nignf/'Tlie ; cbnb(insus of {opinion ■ i';..w'aa /that; a': light '■ should "be :; efected < onsTonguo ■ :;/.Point, ;and //he','.' thbught/.'that o.eyer.y •: nautical' ; ? man:'w6iild/be; .in,;faybur';6f 'doing: that, .hut' .;.';Mr.'''Millar • was/ opposed /to, spendingV<G7ooo on ;.;the : ''/-hadalsbft.uggested.that/the'Gover'nmeht-'should' ■'■;'.; mpve'/Pencarrpw: 'light/ to .rßarihg.-.Head.i'threo , ;.;miles;;sb'uth',;'and''pnly/nine'miles,fromiTom's' ;■'. ■'•Bbck/'//.'The:.- rook /an'd'rieirfhbburihE.'dangers/of- ;': r the'::strait;would' then''be/strorigly. illuminated :,.," .byvthe;vUght. > .v i 'A' ; 'hevlerected. rvbn'HH'bi'oriter-^ro^^ ' ;r Millar,^said ; vthat /iit/iiwould i ■'bo.;- confusing ■' to ■-.'• have;n;pr6 Jights.but'/th'e consensus of-nautioal / /opinions, was/against,that;'view.':>.. The.'present' ~: /(Joyernmerit /would/neit: erect /bo many, lights' .'would/cau'seicbnfusio'n./.'i''There/was',room' ;,.. round the/ Ne'w>.?ealan'd coast' for half' a dozen' ': first-olass/lights, /and'-'al/dozen''second-class/or ;.,tliird-9lass.lights,^^'ah'dlall'these/could/he'erected-■.without /any .-danger :pf cphfusioh'- being caused, : -•■."j.was.isaid: that ships* imasters'r.wer'o not 'com-; v;.ppled:;te'prpceed./uhder;deubtfui'circumstance's ; of ; weather,';:but;t>if.'•;,a 'captain "did ',hbtrmake would s bo' ' r shunted" ;,; y!i faT , oui '/° f ' i'/ni.ah''whb:-.would;/"lt^vas'more '~,the'; m fetj;^eless,:'.Ta;lway::sjdihg,'; ; br> .be.cause:::a;/Ughtho'us'e.was j:'; l ß.e|»iJy,sV.c6nstitn'bner:j;S^ ;;- feThere' /whioh' '~'searaoii; called'-"thevlights-.that-failed;"'' The ; ( ; light entranco 'to / ijneen-.jCharlotte/'Sound, "/was:, declared "to be' ;,.; ohe.in'/point.':"• Another,ilight'at'Poverty :Bav :„ ; had .burned/:itself.«<oUt/four/ years'ago,'' and:..no;;new':,light;.haa.been'established "since.": A ■ r "Wil'SW :of.'ithe';;same/type/was; ■•nowvon^thß./spot; : :':.The'speaker,'scored ■ neatly ;'.oft-'.thevmarine/surveying''system v o f '''he > Gov'vernment : by; quotingt various 'names' of 'rocks— --/Haw6a,-/-To'. :-;moana-^which;,had.'be'eh';giveri' ; them;nfter-ships . •. that struck ;on ; ihem,;/After;, dealing with other- ; /Matters;i;Mr/:;Coze;nsi;made "a ■strong.'.ple.v for 'j:.Bpeoml i ,represent'atioh..':of 'the. ? seafaring '/corii- ;-.; munity'.'in-Parliament/'.:.=':iV/.-/:/r.;.,:;;;/;,,/--:- ■■■■ -.-.■-.